Ryan Tubridy shares his memories of learning about Gerry Ryan's sudden passing in 2010 and discusses the recent Eurosong spat between Samantha Mumba and Donal Skehan.
The broadcaster was found in his home after dying suddenly aged 53 in 2010, due to suffering a cardiac arrhythmia.
"I’ll never forget the Friday morning when my phone went off and at the the other end, my friend and agent, Noel, told me that our mutual pal, Gerry Ryan had died," said Ryan. "We still talk about that call because I reacted by saying that there must be a mistake, that this was a stunt of some sort and that Gerry would call soon to laugh it all off."
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